Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

China "absolutely will not" rule out using force over Taiwan, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, striking a much tougher tone than a series of articles in state media this week that pledged benign rule if the island comes over to Beijing.

During the meeting, Mr. Trump and Xi struck a one-year trade deal that, for now, averts the escalating tension between the two economic superpowers. Mr. Trump told us that in exchange for lower tariffs, China agreed to sell the U.S. its valuable rare earth minerals — and to start buying American agricultural products again.

China has announced a new holiday called the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration, as part of its claims over the self-ruled island.

Lt. Gen. Sun Li-fang details Taiwan's defense plans against Chinese gray-zone operations and potential naval blockade threats from the PLA.

President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s latest push to get the self-governing island to come under Chinese control under a system of autonomy it uses for Hong Kong and Macau.

China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and does not rule out using force to bring it under Beijing’s fold. Mr Trump, speaking to CBS, expressed certainty that China would not take any action on Taiwan while he was in office. “He has openly said ...

Taiwan's representative to last weekend's APEC summit rebuffed Chinese protests on Monday about his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi while there, saying that it was "very normal" for him to meet leaders attending.

The contested South China Sea boasts rich oil and gas reserves and could play a key role in a conflict over Taiwan.

China and Taiwan don't get along - in fact, Xi Jinping has threatened to use force to "reunify" the island with the mainland. But why? To understand, we have to go back more than a century to the events of the Chinese Civil War.